Vasco da Gama

Vasco da Gama, Portuguese Vasco da Gama, 1er conde da Vidigueira (born c. 1460, Sines, Portugal—died December 24, 1524, Cochin, India) Portuguese navigator whose voyages to India (1497–99, 1502–03, 1524) opened up the sea route from western Europe to the East by way of the Cape of Good Hope.

Knight of the Order of Christ, detail identified as Vasco da Gama, …

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Life

Da Gama was the third son of Estêvão da Gama, a minor provincial nobleman who was commander of the fortress of Sines on the coast of Alentejo province in southwestern Portugal. Little is known of his early life. In 1492 King John II of Portugal sent him to the port of ... (100 of 1,655 words)